Droid X – First Impressions

So I’ve had the Motorola Droid X for Verizon Wireless since last Thursday and already I can’t put it down. Here are some of my first impressions. I promise to write a more in-depth review later when I use it more.

Pros:

• The UI is nice, easy to use and intuitive.
• The phone quality is excellent.
• The speaker quality isn’t half bad.
• The screen (4.1 inches of goodness) is amazing and fits my hand perfectly.
• The Android OS thought not on 2.2 Froyo yet, is snappy and responsive (please not the con below is not always consistent)
• The Android Market is full of quality apps, despite what some people say in comparison to the iTunes App store.

Cons: Well they aren’t really cons more annoyances

• The phone section can get a bit suggish at times, when doing a search for a contact. I still haven’t determined if that’s the phone or the sheer size of my contact book on Google.
• Voice Calling can be a little delayed at times, although it’s not consistent so I’m looking into what might be causing it.
• BLOATWARE – Yes you heard me right, Verizon or Motorola or both have put some apps on the phone that I don’t want and what’s worse you can delete them with out rooting your phone. Which leads me to my next Con….
• Rooting can cause your phone to go into recovery mode – This is just WRONG. The whole idea of Android is that it’s supposed to be an open system. Motorola, by putting in a safeguard to protect from rooters, is really not doing the right thing for it’s users. I understand that rooting can give benefits like free wireless access to your account and other nifty features, but the US Federal Government (or was it the Library of Congress, either way it’s the Feds) says that rooting falls in the realm of fair use under the DMCA.
• It’s BIG. Now for me that’s not a Con. I love the large screen and the size and weight. But for people like my wife and sister-in-law (the latter has chosen to go with the Droid Incredible, if it ever ships), who both have small hands, it can be a little bit too big.

So those are my first impressions of the Droid X. Do you have a Droid X? Share your thoughts in the comments.